The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-05-04

perhaps some incurablo consumers. The
effects Of prohibition upon the general wei
fare and habits OF the people, he says, are
decidedly wholesome. The prohibition SEN
timent Is on the increase, and there is no
doubt that prohibition is mn established
power In Iowa.
We also append the following tele-
gram, from the commissioner of labor
statistics:
DIES MONIES, Ia, March %.
Governor and Encouragement both say
prohibition has constantly improved the
moral, social and financial condition of
Iowa. and IL successfully enforced In eighty.
| five of the nineiy-nine counties, also grow
| ing rapidly in the remainder.
. Il. II. HUTCHINs.
On February 8, 1887, Gov. Larrabee
also said
81 find in the cities and counties where
| the prohibi.ory law Is well enforced, crime
and police expenses fall of wonderfully.
Not a saloon IS open in this, the largest ely
in the state. The sheriff of this county told
me few days since that he had spoiled his
business by enforcing the law. He also
stated that he was clad of it. Several of
the Judges have recently told me that there
was marked falling OIL in criminal bus
mess in their courts in consequence of the
enforcement OF the law. There are several
judicial districts without single open
saloon. If our courts and sherifs and con-
stables would do their duty properly the
saloons would soon b. completely driven
out"
Look next Mt
VERMONT.
During the Michigan campaign Mr..
Duiield, an anti-pr Jhibitionist in Il
great speech at Detroit, made certain
statements about saloons in that state.
This excerpt from John b. Finch's re-
ply to him speaks for itself:
To prove the 'alsity of his statement, i
telegraphed the Ilor. Frank Plumley, one
of the most brilliant republican leaders of
the state of Vermont. lie was chairman of
the last republican state convention, and
has been in the republican campaigns of
the state several times. lie answered:
NoRTHFIELD, VI, March. %.
Your denial of open saloons in Vermont
to my knowledge Is absolutely correct.
FRANK PLUMLEY.
Passing hurriedly, look next at
MAINE.
Hon. j. r. Bodwell, governor OF the
state of Maine, in January, 1887, says:
In from three-fCurths to four-ffIhs of III
towns of the state the law Is well enforced,
and has practically abolished the sale OF
spirituous and malt liquors as beverage.
IN the larger cities and towns. on the sea-
board and at railway centres, II has been
found more difiicultto secure perfect COM
plance with the law, but it can still be
said that az n very few points in the state is
LIQUOR openly sold. The onenses against
the law are in large part candcstine, and
therefore difficult to detect and expose by
legal testimony. But II is great moral
gain when the liquor seller is driven from
the light Of day to secret places and to steal
thy devices to carry on his hurtiul and de-
lnoralizing traffic.
at can, however. be said with satisfact-
ion that even with this imperfect enforce
ment ut certain points, the law has been OF
unreasonable value In reducing the liquor
traffic, and has correspondingly increased
the wealth of the state by increasing the
sobriety of the people and saving the fruits
of industry. The experience, of Maine for
the last thirty years nbundantly Justifles
the adoption Of the prohibitory system.
The following extract form John B.
Finch's reply to Duilield contains an
other te o yram from Maine.
TO corroborato the statement ofJames
G. Blaine, William p. Frye, Eugene
Hale, Nelson Daily and all other pub
lie m IN O. Maine, tclegraphed JOS
eph X. Bidwell, the governor. He
answered
AUGUSTA, Me-, March, 90.
The finances of the. state never more pros.
porous. Drink habit is fatal to prosperity |
In any community. Prohibition promotes
morality everywhere. Nearly all crimes
can be placed 10 rum either directly or n
directly. The law is well enforced in the
country towns. In some of the cities II Is
not quite SO effective. II is hoped that the |
i CIV law will aid the enfor cement there.
JosEPH r. BIDwGLL.
We now come to
KANSAS.
have before me the full text of
Governor Martins biennial message
To the Kansas legislature of this cur
re 1t year 1887, from which much
valuable matter pertinent to this dis.
cusson might be quoted, but prefer TO
place in parallel columns what Gov.
Martin said in 1881 when be opposed |
prohibition, and certified extracts from |
this message of this year. A little girl
who was infinitely amused at the con-
trast between the opposing columns,
borrowed thought from patent medi- |
cine pictures. and suggested that the
captions for the respective columns DO
written.